(A) Auxiliary meters for determining the sewerage service charge or surcharge shall be installed, owned and maintained by the property owner. However, following the installation of such meters and approval of the installation by the city, meters may not be removed without the prior approval in writing of the city.
(B) Meters which will be approved are as follows:
(1) Meters purchased from any municipality, or the person, firm or corporation which furnished water to said user's premises; and meters similar to and equal to those specified by said water supplier and tested by the water supplier.
(2) Crest or turbine type meters of two-inch size and over, to be used where it is established the particular meter is under a full head at all times; provided such meters are tested and passed for large constant flows by an independent testing laboratory or a water department and certified by same.
(3) Meters used currently for tax purposes by the United States Government will be accepted without tests.
(4) Existing, private meters now in place, may be continued in use on conditional basis. If such meters are suspected of faulty registration, they are subject to a test, when so ordered by the Operator.
(C) No meter shall be installed before approval of the installation is granted by the Operator.
(D) All meters shall be installed in accordance with the standards, rules, and regulations of the applicable public water works. When an auxiliary meter is so located that it is not read by the water meter reader, it shall be the responsibility of the user to make reports of meter readings before each billing period.
(E) Where private meters are used on wells, or in an industrial, commercial, or private water distribution system and such meters are set behind the meters used to register the primary water supply to a lot, land or premises, the installation is subject to the inspection and approval of the Operator.
(F) If the required meter reading reports for auxiliary meters are not received at the city before each billing period, the city shall compute the user's sewerage service charge by using the consumption total indicated on the municipal supply meter readings.
(Ord., passed 7-13-87)